Linde AGLeopoldstrasse 25280807 MunichGermany
After his university studies at TC Munich from 1870 to 1874, Friedrich Schipper first worked as Carl von Linde’s assistant and helped build the first three versions of the refrigeration machines. For example, in 1877 he was in charge of the installation of the refrigeration unit for one of the Anton Dreher breweries in Trieste. Between 1878 and 1880 Schipper gained practical experience in the workshops of Maschinenfabrik Augsburg and in 1879 helped von Linde in the start-up of an ice machine in the Munich Spaten Brewery. In 1880 he joined the Linde Company as its first engineer and moved to Wiesbaden. Here he became manager of the design office and assisted von Linde in the responsibilities of running the company. In 1888 he became Carl von Linde’s deputy and in 1890 his successor as chief executive. Schipper served in this office until 1924, after which he moved to the Supervisory Board. For the company’s 50th anniversary, the 80-year-old man left the firm, ending more than 50 years working for Carl von Linde and the Linde Company. He died on November 13, 1929 in Wiesbaden.